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Posted on 04/11/2007 7:19:12 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
On April 28th & 29th 2007 World T.E.A.M. Sports (The Exceptional Athlete Matters), working with the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and The National Navy Medical Center, will be hosting our 2007 Face of America Bike Ride, a two-day inclusive bike ride from Gettysburg to the National Naval Medical Center to honor and assist our disabled servicemen and women returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
We are thrilled to again have the opportunity to honor and include servicemen who have been severely injured in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on our T.E.A.M.
This ride offers the unique opportunity for anybody to ride side by side with these heroes and personally encourage them and let them know that they can still be active athletes and still be a part of the TEAM. There is no charge for any active duty servicemen or women, both able-bodied and disabled, to participate. There is a $ 500 minimum fundraising goal for all other participants. The money raised will pay for all the costs of the active duty participants, including accomodations, food, outreach, providing usage of bikes, cycling clinics,and all other costs associated with the ride.
For over 17 years, World T.E.A.M. Sports has produced inclusive sporting events all over the world, including a ride the length of Vietnam, teaming veterans from both sides of that war, The Face of America rides, and free inclusive sports and character-building programs for inner-city kids.
The 2007 Face of America ride is the firth such ride, with previous rides including rides from Ground Zero in New York to the Pentagon in 2002 after the 9/11 tragedies.
World T.E.A.M. Sports uses the universal power of sports to create soul-stirring experiences by teaming people with disabilities with able-bodied people, forming a true T.E.A.M.
"We all ride the same road"
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World T.E.A.M. (The Exceptional Athlete Matters) Sports creates inclusive sports TEAMS; using the powerful platform of sports to bring together the disabled and able-bodied communities. World T.E.A.M. Sports has created inclusive sports TEAMS all over the world, including a climb of Mount Kilimanjaro; a bike ride the length of Vietnam team bringing veterans from both sides of the Vietnam war together; the Face of America cycling journeys; and programs that teach life skills and character training skills to inner-city youths.
The disabled community is,for the most part, segregated. The able-bodied commmunity does not know how to interact with the disabled community. World T.E.A.M. Sports uses the powerful platform of sports to bring the two communities together.
100% of every dollar raised goes towards the mission of World T.E.A.M Sports, creating inclusive sports teams. World T.E.A.M. Sports is a registered 501(c)(3)organization. Your donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by the law.
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